Gu recover points

[PhillipA]

Hello All,

Pardon my ignorance but on my 2001 GU wagon is the hook at the font underneath (on the rhs of the vehicle looking forward) is it a recovery for towing or just a tie down point.

And at the back of the wagon the u bolt above the tow bar and below the rear doors, is that also a towing point?

I want to get a forward towing and rear towing point.

If that u bolt looking thing at the rear is no good Supercheap and plenty of others sell the thing that slides into the tow hitch which is rated to 4500kg from memory. I wonder what the gu weighs unloaded and then fully loaded with fridges, eskys etc

I will be towing a boat which all loaded up with extra jerry cans, crab pots etc etc probably would weigh in at 1500 kg

I am about to fit a 12000 lb ridge ryder winch that was on special for $500 from super cheap so it may be better to winch with a double sling. Heading to the gulf where there is plenty of soft sand in one mongrel area.

[GQtdauto]

Both can be winched from but be wary about snatching ,a lot of people use the after market tow hitch setup designed for this and I don't know if TD has any left but he had some great ones for the front .
Never ever use the tow ball .

[mudski]

The loop on the back is not even good enough for winching. Remove it and have a look on the back of it and you will see why.

[Mc4by]

As mudski says don't use the back one.
The front one is supposed to be winchable but try finding someone willing to take the risk with the back of their vehicle.
Invest in rated points. TD supplied mine at a great price.

[PhillipA]

I am going for a pair of strong towing brackets fitted to the underneath front with high tensile steel bolts and a tow hitch attachment that slots into the towbar sleeve

Thanks I will forget those existing points and fit the above

By the way who is TD????

[mudski]

I am going for a pair of strong towing brackets fitted to the underneath front with high tensile steel bolts and a tow hitch attachment that slots into the towbar sleeve

Thanks I will forget those existing points and fit the above

By the way who is TD????

TD is a member whom we know as @threedogs. He's the man for reco points.

[Mc4by]

This is one of the points I have installed on my Patrol. Courtesy of TD.
Mighty strong piece of kit.

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[threedogs]

Hi mate you can only fit one 12mm flat plate to the drivers side to
fit one to the left you'd need to drop the bullbar. Look at my vender
thread and see if my "tee" shaped ones will fit on the outside of your bull bar
Let me know which style would suit would not take long to get some cut and coated.
Thanks @mudski

[GQtdauto]

Just goes to show you can learn something new everyday I was under the (wrong) assumption that the oem points were ok for a winch point but only if only skid type bogged , I wouldn't trust these points if down to the floor in sticky mud or sand etc .
Front have been converted and rear is only used for the trailer break away cable so must update that Toyota hook .

[MB]

Out of interest here please good folks, I’ve got Zinc Coated Metric Property Class 8.8 bolts on my aftermarket GU bullbar currently. Is that ok for bars and recovery points? Was warned away from Stainless Steel due to its sheer loading failure possibilities? https://www.hi-tensilebolt.com.au/bo...head-markings/
EDIT: Bolts query only not planning on recovering off my bullbar :-(

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